Bernadette

When I heard about this script and casting (Deneuve), I really wasn't sure how it was going to be pulled off. Imagine if Bernadette Chirac said she wanted Catherine Deneuve to portray her in her biopic (which this sort of it, but isn't).

But with her glorious acting chops, Deneuve presents a clever and sarcastic Chirac in a very particular period of her life, and somehow, she makes it work! She has excellent comedic timing and deserves plenty of accolades for her abilities, longevity, charm, and choices in films.

Overall, a film for Chirac fans, Deneuve fans, or lovers of French politics, but perhaps a bit too specific and better suited for a particular audience (older), though it will be well-received in France, French Canada, and by politically-minded francophiles - and maybe not so much otherwise.